Rising health insurance costs have ‘robbed’ American workers

"Health insurance should help people, not hold them back, or push them further behind when it comes to wages and income equality."

Tufts University • futurity
Jan. 18, 2024 ~6 min

US poverty has declined in recent years, even with the pandemic

Even through the pandemic, poverty has fallen by 27 percentage points since 1980, according to new research.

Tracy DeStazio-Notre Dame • futurity
Jan. 10, 2024 ~6 min


Cash assistance for groceries offers families more flexibility

Most moms say cash assistance offers more flexibility in buying groceries for their families than food distribution programs.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Jan. 10, 2024 ~5 min

Ads with wide pay ranges can put off job seekers

"It's not just a choice between including a pay range or not—how compensation information is communicated matters..."

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
Jan. 3, 2024 ~6 min

What should you expect from the economy in 2024?

What's in store for the economy in 2024? What about inflation and interest rates? An expert has some predictions for you.

Michigan State • futurity
Dec. 28, 2023 ~6 min

Disabled PhD holders in STEM get paid less

STEM PhD holders with disabilities are underpaid and underrepresented in United States academia, a study finds.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Nov. 30, 2023 ~4 min

Health is a factor in older adults’ getting scammed

People age 50 to 80 who are in worse mental or physical health are more likely to experience fraud than others their age, a poll suggests.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~8 min

Cleaning up water pollution can nudge housing prices

New findings indicate how housing prices can rise when the government funds remediation of water pollution.

Duke University • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~4 min


Public spending is key to higher graduation rates

Public spending on family social safety net programs is key to boosting high school graduation rates, a new study shows.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 13, 2023 ~4 min

1 in 8 US military families with kids use food pantries to get by

Approximately one in eight military families with at least one child reported using food pantries in the past year to make ends meet.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
Nov. 8, 2023 ~5 min

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